Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-10
GRADUATES OF MEDICINE.
commencement Exercises Of thu
Georgetown Medical school.

large audience gathered In the Congregations
church last night to attend the thirty eighth an.
nual commencement OF the medical department OF
the University OF Georgetown. The large TEN.
porary stage was changed into q garden of rars
and beautiful flowers bordered on oil sides BY
tall, stately palms and other tropical plants and
the perfume they exhaled filled every corner OF
the church with almost suf1ocating fragrance
Seated in the choir loft was selected orchestra
from the Marine Band, under the leadership OF
Prof. j. p. SOusa
uatng class the faculty OF the college and the un
dergraduateS filed upon the stage and seated
themselves IN the form OF three sides OF g hollow
square, me members OF the faculty present
were: Prof. J. Tabor johnson, president; Drs &,
II. A. klneschmidt, ]. w. II. LovetOy, Frank Ba.
Rer, ); L, MMag g B. Hamilton, swan NJ Bur
and j. w. Blackburn.
TUE GRADUATES.
Rev. Jas. A. Doonan, president Of the univer-
sity, conferred degrees upon the following-named
graduates: Chas. j. Lang, OF Mass; VIM Long, OF
scotland; Jno: T. Moran. OF D. c.; Chas s. Moul-
ton, ID. v. s., OF N. H., and Edwin B. Olmsted, OF
Ohio.
The valedictory was delivered by Mr.. Wm Long
IN an easy ana agreeable manner. He reviewed,
the days when 1t was Intimately connected with
religion, ana every priest practised more or less
the meaning ART, up 10 the present time.
DIX HANHTOSS ADDRESS.
DR.. John B. Hamilton delivered the address to
the. graduates and held their close attention for
over an hour. His remarks were often witty and
evoked much quiet laughter from the audience
Speaking OF the difference between modern and
ancient charlatanism In medicine, DR.. Hamilton
said that astrology, theOsophy and auranOscopy,
are later variations, and it is not little curious
that we still see advertisements announcing that
such and such person casts nativities and treats
cases by the aid OF the stars. uranOscopy seems
to have been a survival OF the ancient Pagan
custom OF divination from Inspections OF the
tissues OF freshly-kiled animals; for as that Gus
tom was finally overthrOwn by the Increase OF
knowledge, 1t was deemed necessary to come
its condition. And so we see that as knowledge
Increases these variations die out SO far as their
popularity Is concerned and when they continue
10 SHis She Is 9ny N ~ way Dr.
have flourtshed since the reign OF Justman.
At the conclusion Of this address the presenta-
ton OF prizes was made by Prof. j. Tabor John
son, president OF the faculty. Mr. VIM. Long re-
ceived the first prize OF the graduating class for
the best general examination In his class. The
prize was $75 miscrOscope. Mr.. Hugh N. smith,
OF the District, who has been advanced to the
third class, was presented $25 pocket case OF In
struments for the highest standing in physiology.
the following were mentioned bOnOrably for ex-
cellence In their final examination: Graduating
claas-Edwtn Is. Olmstead, Edwin II. Moran,
Chaa s. Lang and c. 1. MOultOn. Second class
Hugh N. smith, Frederich Sohon. VIM. n. Co1ron.
Geo. J. L0chboehler, Jos. I. D. Howard, VIM.
Compton, Henry n. W. Brainard, r. K Lee Wilt
berger and Albert P. Belts.
THREE PERSONS SICK ON TIE SrRRErs.-Aiexander
Rogers aged thirty three fell In Mt on the corner
OF 18th and streets northwest last evening" and
teeeised severe cut On the chin, and he was taken
ABOUT the Sane time w II. Murphy. cOlOred, fell